Plea Fails as 2 Sparta Men Denied New Trial
Monroe County Judge James W. Rice denied a motion to dismiss charges against Sparta youths Richard A. Peaslee and Larry Vinson who claimed a speedy trial violation. They face four burglary counts linked to crimes in 1967 and were returned from the Illinois Reformatory on a habeas writ to stand trial. The court set a preliminary hearing date for the case.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
James W. Rice
Richard A. Peaslee
Larry Vinson
Pontiac
Woodstock
Ill
Tlinois Reformatory
Atty
Charles Ambelang
Monroe
Donald L. Goodman
Peaslee
Vinson
Silverdale
Oasis
Four Corners
Schwarz Grocery
Norwalk Ridge
Rice
Lawrence Clark
Tomah
William Tanner
Portland
Ore
Tanner
Parkview Lanes
Larson’s Bar
Cashton
Card Player Killed During Fight In Bar
ST. PAUL AP William Starkey a 55 year old man was killed in a St Paul bar when a .38 caliber bullet struck him in the abdomen during a card game as two men argued over a woman. Starkey died on arrival at a hospital. A 19 year old youth who turned himself in was held by police. The shooting occurred in Russell's Bar.
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ST. Paul
William Starkey
Starkey
Russell's
Former Spartan Sentenced For Arson and Extortion
Wendell Steele formerly of Sparta received five year prison terms on arson counts and a three year extortion sentence to run concurrently. He owned Beloit bus and taxi businesses linked to the fire bombings at Yellow Cab and Kenuane School in Beloit. Six others were sentenced earlier in the incidents.
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Sparta
Wis
Wendell Steele
Waupun State
E. C. Dahlberg
Beloit
Steele
Beloit City
S and H Bus Co
Checker Cab Co
Yellow Cab Co
Kenuane
Nixon plan private Christmas dinner at White House
President Nixon and the first lady arrange a private Christmas Day dinner with daughter Tricia and Mrs. Eisenhower as a guest. Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower are abroad in Belgium visiting his parents. No other guests, a few friends will receive season’s greetings.
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Washington
Nixon
Tricia
Mamie Eisenhower
Nixons
Julie
David Eisenhower
Belgium
David
John Eisenhower
Constance Stuart
Four Letter Words In The Stadium Controversy
In Miami the city official drowned out Allen Ginsberg's profanity laden poetry with amplified music at Marine Stadium before 1500 spectators. Stadium manager Mannie Costa said the protest targeted open profanity, not a single word. Ginsberg persisted after being denied an onstage guest, while funds were raised for a legal defense in a case involving an underground newspaper.
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Miami
Allen Ginsberg
Miami Marine Stadium
Mannie Costa
Ginsberg
Louis
Costa
Jerry Powers
Moses Ends Long AP Career With Move to Minneapolis
AP reports Benjamin A. Brown named AP bureau chief in Minneapolis effective Feb 1 1970. Brown, 36, takes over from George Moses who retires after nearly 30 years with AP and will join Macalester College as assistant professor and acting journalism director. Moses, a Macalester retiree, holds an MA and BA from the University of Minnesota.
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New York
Benjamin A. Brown
Associated Press
Helena
Mont
Minneapolis
Wes Gallagher
Brown
George Moses
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Moses
Macalester College
St. Paul
Red House
W.va
Montana
Florida State University
Daily Mail
Charleston
St. Louis
Macalester
Journalism
Ivan Burg
University of Minnesota
Pillsbury Posts $2 Million Loss From Cyclamate Ban
Pillsbury Co. reports a $2,038,000 loss due to the ban on cyclamates while posting record earnings for the half year and quarter. President Terrance Hanold says the firm replaced cyclamates with non cyclamates and cites sales of $170.5 million for the quarter, up from $156.8 million, and six month earnings of $8.4 million on $308.8 million in sales.
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Minneapolis
Pillsbury Co
Terrance Hanold
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Pillsbury
Santa Claus Busy Postmaster Estimates Mail Volume
Santa Claus Indiana Postmaster Elbert Reinke estimates about three million pieces of mail will be handled here by the end of the Christmas season.
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Santa Claus, Ind
Elbert Reinke
Negro GI to be buried in white Elmwood Cemetery
In Birmingham, a federal judge ruledElmwood Cemetery cannot bar Army Pfc. Bill Terry's burial in its all white plots. Judge Seybourn Lynne cited an 1866 civil rights law guaranteeing equal rights to inherit purchase lease sell hold and convey real property. The widow Margaret Terry and mother Mrs. Jimmy Lee Terry sought burial at Elmwood and planned exhumation if needed.
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Birmingham
Ala
Vietnam
Seybourn Lynne
Elmwood
Army Pfc
Bill Terry
Lynne
The
United States
Terry
Margaret
Jimmy Lee Terry
First Elevated Steam Railway Opens in New York
The first elevated railway in New York City began steam-powered operation in 1871, marking a milestone in urban transit history with a bold use of elevated tracks to move crowds above streets.
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Albuqverque
Bemidi Bismarck
Chicago
Des Moines
Detroit
Duluth
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Falls
Kansas LA Cross
Los Angeles
Madison
Mason City
Memphis
Miami
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
New York City
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Wayne Hanson
Norwalk
Francis Calloway
Monroe County Department of Social Services
Rodney H. Noren
Germantown
Patrick W. Neumann
R. 1
William B. Hieronymus
Jeffrey L. Lee
Chatfield
Minn
Hokiorgo
U-Dran
Comn Cme
Franklin School
Kane and
Gillette Sts
Tribune
Lil Klawitter
Terry Sacia
la Crosse Tribune
Dispatch Department
Seagony
Rita Weiland
Bank of
Onalaska
Main ST
F.D.I.C
Osa
Welt
Bill Bob Dave Dick Frank Joe
Mike Tom Vince
Men’s House OF Quality Clothing
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